Getting the Tomboy source code

Working with git

The Tomboy source is kept in Git. It's recommended that you use the latest code from the repository when making changes to the project, as this will allow the developers to more easily apply your changes and improvements to the project.

Stand-alone git clients exist for Windows, such as TortoiseGit which integrates into Windows Explorer. This requires you to first install Git for Windows. When installing Git for Windows, make sure you choose the following options:

"Run Git from the Windows Command Prompt (only adds git to PATH)

Choose Plink vs. openSSH is not important if you use default HTTPS protocol in GitHub

Choose to always use Windows line endings

There are other git clients (CLI and GUI) for Windows, just search using your preferred search engine.

Depending on which IDE you are using, you may not be able to open the project for the installer, and may be presented with an error that Setup.wixproj cannot be opened. This can be safely ignored unless you plan to do work on the Windows installer.

Open the Tomboy.sln file and Build the solution. This should create a runnable executable. Press F5 to run your newly-built Tomboy!